Taboo
Abstract
ta·boo
/təˈbo͞o,taˈbo͞o/
a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing.
Misconceptions about Masculine females dating other Masculine females, especially in the Black Community. They want to be men and should only date Feminine women, one of the biggest assumptions. We should be free to love who we want without judgement from anyone, even our own community.
/təˈbo͞o,taˈbo͞o/
a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing.
Misconceptions about Masculine females dating other Masculine females, especially in the Black Community. They want to be men and should only date Feminine women, one of the biggest assumptions. We should be free to love who we want without judgement from anyone, even our own community.
Title
Taboo
Date
2008
Medium
Photography
Description
Black and white photo: 3 people stand in front of a window in “wife-beaters and jeans. Assumed To be “masculine”. In black community this is considered a taboo topic for individuals of masculine identity to be interested in one another sexually or romantically.
Rights
The RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center retained rights from artists or next of kin on April 9, 2020
Citation
RaShaunda Hill and She/Her/Hers, “Taboo,” RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center , accessed March 22, 2023, https://dyerartscenter.omeka.net/items/show/83.